Board Briefing President’s Update to the UWS Board of Trustees
June 2025
FY 2026 Board Meeting Dates/Times & Info
Key Metrics: Enrollment & Financials
Tuition & Fees: Updates on Communications
Strategic Planning: Trustee Sessions
The New UWS Podcast: Mind, Body, and Beyond…
President’s Excellence Award
Organizational Updates
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• Board Meeting Dates & Times
• Trustee Contact Info
• Committee List
• Board Guidebook
• Note: we will be doing updates to the guidebook this summer prior to the Fall meeting.
At this time: We are calling budget for Summer
Considerations: Given the tuition & fees increase and the potential to impact online student enrollment, we may see a decrease in continuing student enrollments.
Next Update: July 2025
At this time: We are calling budget for Fall 2025; however, it is still early in the cycle.
Considerations: The Naturopathic Medicine & Chiropractic programs are showing signs of distress in the enrollment funnel. We are adjusting where possible, leveraging System resources to assist us throughout the summer. We will have a clearer sense of where we will land in August 2025.
Next Update: July 2025
• FY 2025
• Fiscal year completed as of May 31, 2025 (Begins June 1 through May 31).
• Final budget updates on annual performance provided in July & August.
• FY 2026
• June YTD financials will be ready by the August 2025 Board Briefing.
• July and subsequent months will be reported each month thereafter.
• Student Feedback
• All student feedback came from predominantly online students.
• Concerned with scale/amount of fee increase.
• Online petition circulated with about 70 signatories at time of publication – included parent, significant other signatories.
• Student government asked for my attendance at their upcoming meeting on 6/6/2025
• UWS Administration Response
• Empathizing with students, hearing their concerns.
• Emphasize that this increase is a result of reviewing our current tuition & fees and bringing into alignment with the services provided.
• Highlight that several fees are being wrapped into the new bundled fee, including parking, enrollment fees, etc.
• Note: We will not rescind the increase. However, we will continue to monitor student enrollment and responses over the coming weeks. We ask trustees that if you’re contacted, to please refer back to me or Dr. Dana Sims.
• Featuring Current & New Academic Programs
• Initial episodes will feature Occupational Therapy, Chiropractic, and Naturopathic programs.
• The next set of episodes will include Sport and Performance Psychology, Sports Medicine, Human Nutrition & Functional Medicine, and Counseling.
• Eventually will Feature Faculty, Staff, Student, & Alumni Stories
• Goals:
• Build the UWS Brand
• Support Enrollment Growth
• Expand Social Media Engagement across all Platforms
• Connect with Prospective Students & the UWS Community
• Will soon be available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and Other Podcast Platforms
• Goal
• Recognize Individuals Who Exemplify the Mission, Vision, and Values of UWS
• Who Qualifies
• Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, & Community
• What Award Recipients Receive
• Certificate
• Monetary Gift Donated by Me and my Wife Kim
• Nomination & Selection Process
• A nomination form will be sent to faculty, staff & students at the end of each quarter
• Nominations will be reviewed and selections made by middle of the term with notifications sent in the First Friday announcement as well as in other University publications
• Welcome
• Mr. Akili Kamau, Campus Safety & Operations Specialist I
• Mr. Jordan Wright, Custodial & Event Services Assistant
• Note: We decided from both a budgetary & quality perspective to bring custodial services in-house. We anticipate this will further improve & enhance the effectiveness of service delivery for our campus.
• Departures
• Updates on departures will be reported on as information becomes available.
• Organizational Chart
• An updated organizational chart will be provided in the August Board Briefing
